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Best time to visit Athens

Compare rain, sunshine, temperature and daylight month by month before choosing when to visit Athens.

Athens · Holiday weather simulator

Is this a good month to go?

Choose a month and what matters most. Scores recalculate using ten years of daily climate data.

89/100
October · Your weather fit

Excellent weather match

This score combines your selected priority with rain, solar conditions and comfortable temperatures.

☀24.2mostly sunny days
☂5.4rainy days
⌁52 mmmonthly rain
°23.8° / 16.4°typical high / low
◐9.4 hbright hours / day
↔10.9 hdaylight / day

All 12 months

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#1 · Best matches for youAugust98/100 · ☀ 29.3 days · ☂ 1.7 days
#2 · Best matches for youJuly95/100 · ☀ 28.3 days · ☂ 2.7 days
#3 · Best matches for youMay94/100 · ☀ 24.4 days · ☂ 4.7 days

Climate averages, not a forecast. Daily NASA POWER data for 2015–2024. A rainy day has at least 1 mm precipitation; a mostly sunny day receives at least 60% of clear-sky solar energy and has under 1 mm rain. NASA POWER ↗

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Questions travellers ask

What is the best month to visit Athens?August has the strongest overall weather score (98/100) in the current balanced model. Change the priority in the simulator for a personal result.
How many rainy days does Athens have?January has the highest average in this dataset, with about 11.1 days receiving at least 1 mm of precipitation.
Is this a weather forecast?No. These are historical climate averages designed for choosing a travel month, not predicting the weather on specific dates.